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[Stiggers] Finance Pimpin'
Mr. Announcement: "In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented by two members of the McBride family: police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, …
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Cuffs at Capital City?
Jackson Public Schools is looking into allegations that security guards at the district's alternative school have been punishing students by handcuffing them to chairs, bathroom railings and a gymnasium pole.
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Experimental Percussion
It will be a jam like no other when world-renowned percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani performs with a group of 10 musicians of different musical backgrounds at The Commons at Eudora Welty's …
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The Bachelorettes are Back
The Bachelorettes were a fixture in the Jackson music scene with their '60s-inspired girl-pop sound and their trademark wigs from 2008 to 2010. Now, two years after some members moved …
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Wooden Finger Releases New CD
The members of Wooden Finger all have different ideas of how certain songs are going to sound when they come together to make music. They begin playing, and the creative …
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City Residents: Sign Up for CodeRED Weather Warnings
Jacksonians can get free op-in weather warnings from the National Weather Service.
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Health Challenge Issued to CEOs
[verbatim] Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, O.P., President, St. Dominic Health Services, Inc. and chair for the 2009 Metro Jackson Start! Heart Walk is challenging local companies to participate in the …
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What's True, What's Not
The five "myths" include:
Even with all of the Obama administration's upcoming emphasis on the economy, the nation's health care is sure to get a lot of attention in the coming years. With nearly …
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‘I Usually Do Win'
Margaret Wodetzki figures she's run in close to 300 races. Winner of the Women's Senior Masters trophy in the 2004 Vicksburg Run Through History—that daunting 10K dash through the Hilly …
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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day
In my e-mail this morning, I came across a message from Burns Strider of the Eleison Group about what this day means to him:
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Casey Therriault
Thursday night in primetime, the NFL Draft kicks off with the first round. Over the next three days, college stars will wait by the phone hoping it rings, making their …
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[Stiggers] Smart Dummies
Mr. Announcement: "In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented by two members of the McBride family: police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, …
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Poet's Progress
Plain spoken and impassioned, poet Nikki Giovanni's body of work is a testament to the power of words to fulfill and inspire.
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To Jump or Not?
If you haven't seen the movie, you've probably heard of it. Tyler Perry's comedy, "Jumping the Broom," tells of two families of different social and economic backgrounds united for a …
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Theater Games
"Circle Mirror Transformation," written by Annie Baker and directed by Kerri Courtney Sanders, opens Thursday as a part of New Stage Theatre's "Unframed" series of plays. This series is separate …
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AG Settles Meat Plant Beef
Mississippi taxpayers will receive the meaty sum of $4 million from a settlement in a case against the owners of a failed beef plant built with state-backed loans, Attorney General …
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June 16, 2012 - Saturday
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Martin's - The Gills with Spacewolf and JAG 10 p.m.
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A.M.E. Logan
Remaining fearless and determined even into her late 90s, civil rights activist A.M.E. Logan would frequently attend community meetings and drive herself around Jackson delivering Avon products to her clients.
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Michael Brown
The past nine months have been eventful for 20-year-old Michael Brown as he has traveled through the state providing emergency assistance to residents and building homes for families in need. …
